Know
Know (nō) , noun
Knee. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Know (nō) , transitive verb
[Old English knowen, knawen, Anglo-Saxon cnawan; akin to Old High German chnaan (in comp.), Icelandic kna to be able, Russ. znate to know, Latin gnoscere, noscere, Greek gighw`skein, Sanskrit jnā; from the root of English can, v. i., ken. r45. See Ken, Can to be able, and compare Acquaint, Cognition, Gnome, Ignore, Noble, Note.]
1.
To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
O, that a man might know
The end of this day's business ere it come!
There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it.
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
2.
To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
3.
To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.
4.
To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
Ye shall know them by their fruits.
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.
To know
Faithful friend from flattering foe.
At nearer view he thought he knew the dead.
5.
To have sexual intercourse with.
And Adam knew Eve his wife.
And I knew that thou hearest me always.
The monk he instantly knew to be the prior.
In other hands I have known money do good.
Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc.
Collocations (1)
To know how , to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. If we fear to die, or know not to be patient.
Know , intransitive verb
1.
To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn.
2.
To be assured; to feel confident.
Collocations (1)
To know of , to ask, to inquire. [Obsolete] Know of your youth, examine well your blood.